Toilet-seat cover and support.



J. A. MOHRHAUSER.

TOILET SEAT COVER AND SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1915- 1 w Patented J une 20, 1916.

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TOILET-SEAT covnn' nun surronr.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pgttcg mtcmfll Junta 2th, with I Application filed. March 26, 1915. Serial No. 17,226.

To all whom it'may concern; a

Be it known that l[, J osnrrr A. Mona- I-IAUSER, a citizen of the United States, residing atMadison, in the-county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have lnvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet Seat Covers and Supports, of which the following is-a specification.

This invention contemplates an improved toilet seat cover and support therefor and has as its primary object to provide an-arrangement whereby one of the covers may be employed each time the seat is used and wherein, a supply of covers will-be supported adjacent the seat in such manner that one of the covers may be readily moved into progier position when it is desired to use the sea I llhe invention has as a further object to provide a support for the covers adapted torece ve a relatively large supply of covers, and of such character that the said covers may be readily moved thereon, one at a time,

' into operative position.

provide a support for the covers adapted to 'coaot with the toilet seat to properly guide the covers into operative position and so 3 arranged as to hold the covers in place upon A further object of invention is to the seat. a j

vThe invention has as a still further object to provide a support for the coverswh-ich may bereadily disassembled to receive a new supplyof covers, and wherein the accidental displacement of the covers from the support will be reduced to a minimum. And a still further objectof the invention is to provide an improved cover adapted to overlie the upper area of the seat to thus provide a sanitary and efficient protection for r the user of the seat but which will, nevertheless, be of exceedingly simple construction and consequently furnish an inexpensive article. I

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds and in the drawings wherein I have illustrated the prefer-red embodiment of my invention and wherein similar reference characters designate corre-' sponding parts throughout the several views, 18 igure 1 is a front elevation showing a supply of my improved covers supported adj acent the toilet seat, Fig. 2 is a side elevation more particularly showing the construction and arrangement of-the support for thecovers, Fig. 3 is a'detailperspective view of one of the covers, Fig. tis afragmentary .sectional view showing the mounting of the support carried by the retaining rod for the covers, Fig. 5 1s a fragmentary perspective view showing the connection between the .sections of each of the cover supporting rods.

. In carrying out my invention, 1 employv a seat cover 10 whlch is preferably formed of paper, although as will be clear, any

other suitable'material' may be. used, and

which, in general outline, is the shape of an ordinary toilet seat. Medially formed in the cover 10 is an opening 11 also similar in outiiine to the opening of an ordinary toilet sea one I side of which are secured reinforcing tabs 13, the said tabs and lugs being provided with alined openings 14;. Formed on the forward edge of the cover 10 is a latorally pro ecting lug 15 similar to 'the lugs 12, which is also provided with a reinforcing tab l6-the tab 16' and lug 15 being provided with alined openings 17. lit will be observed that the lug 15 and tab 16 are arranged in a plane midway between the lugs 12.

bowl beingprovided with a seat 20.

Mounted upon the wall 19 and arranged I medially of the seat 20 are spaced lL-shaped supporting rods 21.

Each of the rods 21 is formed of sections 22 and 23 respectively, the adjacent terminals of which, as best shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, are screw threaded and are detachably connected by a sleeve 24c. The inner terminals of the sections 22 of each: of said rods are provided In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, I have shown the manner in which the covers 10 are, supported adjacent a closet bowl, the closet bowl being conventionally shown at 18 and bemg arranged adjacent a wall 19, the said Formed on the rear edge of thecover10 are spaced laterally extending lugs 12 uponwith an attaching plate 25, adapted to seat against the adjacent face of thewall 19 to be connected thereto in any suitable manner,

the sections 22'0f said rods'e'xtending latertion to the supporting rods 21 and arranged thereof is a retaining rod 26 which extends laterally from the Wall and which is provided, at one extremity, with an attaching plate 27 adapted to seat against the adjacent face of the Wall to be in a plane medially f suitably connected thereto Theouter extremity of the rod 26-terminates in substan V tialalinement with the vertically arranged to the rod- 26 at the inner end of said recess,

is a fiat spring. 29, the free extremity of which normally projects laterally above the the recess 28,

portions of the supporting rods 21 and upon one side, is provided with a longitudinally extending recess 28 bestshown in Fig. 4 of, the drawings; Connected at one extremity 12 andreinforcing tabs 13 of the covers, it

being understood that the rods 21 are spaced retaining rod 40. p p v tam ngrod 1s compressed within the recess one of the covers is rods toward the vertically arranged portions thereof. The cover is then ingtabs 16 stood, ofcourse,"

1 then removed from the V we cover may be rea H apart a distance equal to thedistance between said openings. At the same time, the

is threaded through the openings 17 formed in the lugs 15 and rein form of the covers, it being underthat the-spring 28' is depressed-within the recess 27 to permit the tabs to slide freely over the outerend of the retaining rod. When H thus arranged in place, the sections 23 of the supporting rods are disposed in position and the covers are then ready for use. The spring 28 of the re- 27 and the free end of retaining rod, the lugs 12 ofthe cover bein moved longitudinally uponthe supporting tion over the seat 20 as shown -in Fig. 2 of the drawings, being guided-t0 suchposition by the sectionsr23 of the supporting rods, and it will be observed that the supporting rods are adapted to. effectually hold the cover in place during use. Whenused, the

y tornfrom the supporting rod \by a slight pull thereon.

'It will thus be seen that a separate cover may be employed each time the seat is used,

while the covers beconveniently' accessible. Furthermore, 1 7

' ply of covers may it will be seen that I provide an arrangement wherein a new supbe readily arranged in position upon the supports therefor when I necessary and that the spring 28 of thereta'imng rod will normally prevent the accidentaldisplacement of the covers.

- the other at the same time,-

moved to posigaged with the supporting ,ment ,from inoperative position thereon in g O(1 to Oper- Having'thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is? 1. The combination with a toilet seat, of

spaced L-shaped retaining rods mounted adacent the seat and abutting the seat at their free ends, the said rods .being formed in sections detachably connected, and a retaining rod mountedin spaced relation to said supporting rods, the said supporting rods being adapted to receive a seat cover mov-- ableethereon from inoperative position in engagement with said jretaining rod to operative position upon the seat. 2. The combination with a toilet seat, 0

spaced=supporting rods mounted adjacent cover movable thereon from inoperative position-in engagement with the retaining rod upon one side of said stop member to operative position upon the seat. v

3'. A device of the character described including a supporting rod having angularly disposed portions, and a retaining rod, the supportingrod being'mounted byone of its said portions adjacent a toilet seat with of its said portions, adapted to abut one edge-of the seat forlimiting the movement of the free end of the said supporting rod toward the seat and the retain ing rod being porting 'rod to-extend toward the seat and being adapted to detachably engage a seat cover carried by the supporting rod and movable thereon from inoperative position to operative position. upon the seat.

4. A device of the character'described including a supporting rod,- and a retaining rod, the supporting rod'being mounted ad-- jacent a toilet seat with its free extremity adapted to abut -one edge of the seat for limiting the movement'of. the free end oil.

the said supporting rod toward the seat and the retaining rod be' g mounted adjacent the supportingrod to extend toward the seat, the free extremity of the said supporting rod being detachable of the rod whereby a seat cover maybe en-- engagement with the retfa' ative position upon, the-seat. i 5. A device of the character described inc u the supporting rod being mounted adja'cent a toilet seat withone extremity thereof ex, tending toward the seat and the retaining rod being mounted adjacent the supporting seat, and a yieldable stop member connected 10 0 mounted adjacent the supfrom the body 7 a g a supporting rod, a retainingrod,

.rod to extend substantially parallel with the i at one'extremity with the retaining rod and normally projecting at its opposite extremity upon one side of the said rod, the supporting rod being adapted to receive'a seat cover movable from inoperative position thereon in engagement with the retaining rod upon one side of, said stop member to operative position upon the seat.

6. A device of the character described including a supporting rod, a retaining rod provided with a recess, thesupporting rod being mounted adjacent a toilet seat and having one extremity thereof extending toward the seatand the retaining rod being mounted adjacent the supporting rod and extending substantially parallel to the seat, and a yieldable stop member carried by the rod uponone side of said stop member to operative position upon the seat, the said stop member being movable at its free extremity into said recess to free the said cover;

In testimony whereof ll affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. MOHRHAUSER. [L. 5-] 

